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... transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into this equipment from time to time in any form or by BenQ Corporation. Always unplug your monitor from the type of power indicated on the back or top of the cabinet are not sure of the type of ... ventilation. No part of this publication may expose you are for servicing. 2 Care And Cleaning • Cleaning. Your monitor should be blocked or covered. Disclaimer BenQ Corporation makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with a lint-free, non-abrasive cloth. Please follow these...
... transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into this equipment from time to time in any form or by BenQ Corporation. Always unplug your monitor from the type of power indicated on the back or top of the cabinet are not sure of the type of ... ventilation. No part of this publication may expose you are for servicing. 2 Care And Cleaning • Cleaning. Your monitor should be blocked or covered. Disclaimer BenQ Corporation makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with a lint-free, non-abrasive cloth. Please follow these...
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Table of Contents Getting started ...4 Getting to know your monitor 6 Front view ...6 Back view ...6 Assembling your monitor hardware 7 How to detach the stand base 10 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor 11 How to install the monitor on a new computer 12 How to upgrade the monitor on an existing computer 13 How to install on Windows...
Table of Contents Getting started ...4 Getting to know your monitor 6 Front view ...6 Back view ...6 Assembling your monitor hardware 7 How to detach the stand base 10 Getting the most from your BenQ monitor 11 How to install the monitor on a new computer 12 How to upgrade the monitor on an existing computer 13 How to install on Windows...
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1. BenQ LCD Monitor Monitor Base Quick Start Guide CD-ROM Power Cord (Picture may differ from product supplied for your region) Signal Cable: D-Sub 4 Getting started When unpacking please check you have the following items. If any are missing or damaged, please contact the place of purchase for a replacement. Getting started
1. BenQ LCD Monitor Monitor Base Quick Start Guide CD-ROM Power Cord (Picture may differ from product supplied for your region) Signal Cable: D-Sub 4 Getting started When unpacking please check you have the following items. If any are missing or damaged, please contact the place of purchase for a replacement. Getting started
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Signal Cable: DVI-D (optional) Consider keeping the box and packaging in the future when you may need to transport the monitor. Getting started 5 The fitted foam packing is ideal for use in storage for protecting the monitor during transport.
Signal Cable: DVI-D (optional) Consider keeping the box and packaging in the future when you may need to transport the monitor. Getting started 5 The fitted foam packing is ideal for use in storage for protecting the monitor during transport.
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D-Sub input socket 2. DVI-D input socket 3. 2. AC power input jack 6 Getting to know your monitor Front view Back view 1. Getting to know your monitor
D-Sub input socket 2. DVI-D input socket 3. 2. AC power input jack 6 Getting to know your monitor Front view Back view 1. Getting to know your monitor
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...Placing the screen surface on your desk and placing a soft item like a stapler or a mouse will scratch or damage the monitor surround and controls. Protect the monitor and screen by clearing a flat open area on your desk will crack the glass or damage the LCD substrate voiding your warranty... arm, then push them back apart to do so. 1. Attach the monitor base. You should position the monitor and angle the screen to the monitor. Carefully lift the monitor, turn -on a flat even surface. Assembling your monitor hardware 7 Do not plug-in or turn it over and place it ...
...Placing the screen surface on your desk and placing a soft item like a stapler or a mouse will scratch or damage the monitor surround and controls. Protect the monitor and screen by clearing a flat open area on your desk will crack the glass or damage the LCD substrate voiding your warranty... arm, then push them back apart to do so. 1. Attach the monitor base. You should position the monitor and angle the screen to the monitor. Carefully lift the monitor, turn -on a flat even surface. Assembling your monitor hardware 7 Do not plug-in or turn it over and place it ...
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... labelled 'POWER IN' on the rear of the DVI-D cable to the monitor DVI-D socket and the other end to the DVI-D port on the same PC. Plug one end of the... monitor. Either Or 8 Assembling your computer. (optional) The DVI-D format is if they are connected ...can be used is used for direct digital connection between source video and digital LCD monitors or projectors. Connect the PC video cable. Connect the power cable to the monitor D-Sub socket. 2. Do not connect the other end to a power outlet just...
... labelled 'POWER IN' on the rear of the DVI-D cable to the monitor DVI-D socket and the other end to the DVI-D port on the same PC. Plug one end of the... monitor. Either Or 8 Assembling your computer. (optional) The DVI-D format is if they are connected ...can be used is used for direct digital connection between source video and digital LCD monitors or projectors. Connect the PC video cable. Connect the power cable to the monitor D-Sub socket. 2. Do not connect the other end to a power outlet just...
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... cables via the cable clip. Plug the other end of the power cord into a power outlet and turn -on the front of the monitor. Picture may differ from your BenQ monitor on . Position the cables together and reinsert the clip over them to and turn it on page 11 to install the... monitor software. 4. Turn on the computer too, and follow the instructions in place behind the monitor stand. 5. Turn on the monitor by squeezing the clip inwards as...
... cables via the cable clip. Plug the other end of the power cord into a power outlet and turn -on the front of the monitor. Picture may differ from your BenQ monitor on . Position the cables together and reinsert the clip over them to and turn it on page 11 to install the... monitor software. 4. Turn on the computer too, and follow the instructions in place behind the monitor stand. 5. Turn on the monitor by squeezing the clip inwards as...
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... computer before unplugging the power cable. Turn off the monitor and the power before unplugging the monitor signal cable. Sliding or scraping the monitor around on a flat clean padded surface. 2. Prepare the monitor and area. Press the locking clips to detach the monitor base from the monitor stand arm. 10 Assembling your desk and placing a soft...
... computer before unplugging the power cable. Turn off the monitor and the power before unplugging the monitor signal cable. Sliding or scraping the monitor around on a flat clean padded surface. 2. Prepare the monitor and area. Press the locking clips to detach the monitor base from the monitor stand arm. 10 Assembling your desk and placing a soft...
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... Windows you are using, and whether you are connecting the monitor and installing the software onto a new computer (without existing monitor driver software), or whether you to your Windows computer, you from your BenQ LCD Monitor will launch its Found New Hardware wizard. These circumstances relate ... an automatic (new) or upgrade (existing) installation follow to install the monitor driver software. At that point, click the Have Disk button, insert the BenQ LCD Monitor CD-ROM and select the appropriate monitor model. In either case however, the very next time you turn on...
... Windows you are using, and whether you are connecting the monitor and installing the software onto a new computer (without existing monitor driver software), or whether you to your Windows computer, you from your BenQ LCD Monitor will launch its Found New Hardware wizard. These circumstances relate ... an automatic (new) or upgrade (existing) installation follow to install the monitor driver software. At that point, click the Have Disk button, insert the BenQ LCD Monitor CD-ROM and select the appropriate monitor model. In either case however, the very next time you turn on...
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... has never been used before . Click Finish. 7. Insert the BenQ LCD Monitor CD-ROM into a CD drive on page 7. This instruction is only suitable for a computer which the BenQ LCD Monitor is the first ever monitor to be following the instructions for CD-ROM drives (uncheck all others...) and click Next. 5. Follow the instructions in Assembling your BenQ monitor Follow the prompts until it will automatically detect the ...
... has never been used before . Click Finish. 7. Insert the BenQ LCD Monitor CD-ROM into a CD drive on page 7. This instruction is only suitable for a computer which the BenQ LCD Monitor is the first ever monitor to be following the instructions for CD-ROM drives (uncheck all others...) and click Next. 5. Follow the instructions in Assembling your BenQ monitor Follow the prompts until it will automatically detect the ...
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... an existing computer This instruction details the procedure for manually updating the existing monitor driver software on your BenQ monitor 13 You need only steer it in the right direction. The BenQ LCD Monitor driver for your model may well function perfectly with other versions of Windows and cannot guarantee its operation on those systems...
... an existing computer This instruction details the procedure for manually updating the existing monitor driver software on your BenQ monitor 13 You need only steer it in the right direction. The BenQ LCD Monitor driver for your model may well function perfectly with other versions of Windows and cannot guarantee its operation on those systems...
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... your system - How to the following directory: d:\BenQ_LCD\Driver\ (where d is the drive letter designator for the CD-ROM drive). Insert the BenQ LCD Monitor CD-ROM into a CD drive on Windows Vista systems 1. Right-click the desktop and select Personalize from the example above depending upon your... BenQ monitor it may differ from the popup menu. You do not need to your CD drive may be 'D:' or 'E:' or 'F:' etc. 9. Click Continue ...
... your system - How to the following directory: d:\BenQ_LCD\Driver\ (where d is the drive letter designator for the CD-ROM drive). Insert the BenQ LCD Monitor CD-ROM into a CD drive on Windows Vista systems 1. Right-click the desktop and select Personalize from the example above depending upon your... BenQ monitor it may differ from the popup menu. You do not need to your CD drive may be 'D:' or 'E:' or 'F:' etc. 9. Click Continue ...
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...Driver tab and the Update Driver button. The Hardware Update Wizard will display. 2. Check the option 'Search for drives and the BenQ LCD Monitor CD inserted in these locations' and also check 'Search removable media', then click Next. This will display. Open Display Properties. ...correct name of your computer. 10. This will close the Display Properties windows. You do nothing further. However, if BenQ is not listed as the BenQ LCD monitor drivers will operate immediately with these property windows. When completes, the wizard should have found and selected the...
...Driver tab and the Update Driver button. The Hardware Update Wizard will display. 2. Check the option 'Search for drives and the BenQ LCD Monitor CD inserted in these locations' and also check 'Search removable media', then click Next. This will display. Open Display Properties. ...correct name of your computer. 10. This will close the Display Properties windows. You do nothing further. However, if BenQ is not listed as the BenQ LCD monitor drivers will operate immediately with these property windows. When completes, the wizard should have found and selected the...
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...displayed image to enter the menu. 5. When you connect a digital video output using geometry menu items. To assist you in this endeavour, BenQ has provided a screen test image utility which you can use auto.exe. If you wish, you can always adjust the screen geometric settings ...horizontal noise, press the t or u keys to check for screen color, grayscale and line gradient display. 1. Then press the t or u keys adjust the monitor until the noise disappears. 6. You could also use the AUTO key function. If you run auto.exe, a test pattern displays. 2. Please ensure that you...
...displayed image to enter the menu. 5. When you connect a digital video output using geometry menu items. To assist you in this endeavour, BenQ has provided a screen test image utility which you can use auto.exe. If you wish, you can always adjust the screen geometric settings ...horizontal noise, press the t or u keys to check for screen color, grayscale and line gradient display. 1. Then press the t or u keys adjust the monitor until the noise disappears. 6. You could also use the AUTO key function. If you run auto.exe, a test pattern displays. 2. Please ensure that you...
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.... 5. How to the previous menu or exit OSD. 4. 6. "MENU" key: Activate OSD main menu and return to adjust your monitor The control panel 1. The key is also the hot key for Mode. 6. How to adjust your monitor 17 See Hot key mode on or off. 2. "Power": Turn the power on page 18.
.... 5. How to the previous menu or exit OSD. 4. 6. "MENU" key: Activate OSD main menu and return to adjust your monitor The control panel 1. The key is also the hot key for Mode. 6. How to adjust your monitor 17 See Hot key mode on or off. 2. "Power": Turn the power on page 18.
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...Dynamics, Photo, Action Game, and Racing Game. To exit, press the MENU key. Brightness and Contrast hot keys Press the t key to your monitor See also Picture Mode on page 26. 18 How to switch between different PC video signal inputs that may be connected to display the Brightness... the t or u keys, then the ENTER key to particular functions whenever the menu isn't currently displaying on-screen. Hot key mode The monitor keys perform as hotkeys to provide direct access to select Brightness or Contrast. See also Input on page 24. The setting will take effect immediately...
...Dynamics, Photo, Action Game, and Racing Game. To exit, press the MENU key. Brightness and Contrast hot keys Press the t key to your monitor See also Picture Mode on page 26. 18 How to switch between different PC video signal inputs that may be connected to display the Brightness... the t or u keys, then the ENTER key to particular functions whenever the menu isn't currently displaying on-screen. Hot key mode The monitor keys perform as hotkeys to provide direct access to select Brightness or Contrast. See also Input on page 24. The setting will take effect immediately...
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... Menu item settings. The OSD menu languages may differ from the product supplied to your region, see "Language on page 26 How to adjust your monitor. Press the MENU key to display the following pages: • Display menu on page 20 • Picture menu on page 22 • Picture Advanced menu... menu. 1 2 3 4 1. For more details. Picture Advanced 4. Main menu mode You can use the OSD (On Screen Display) menu to adjust all the settings on your monitor 19 Picture 3.
... Menu item settings. The OSD menu languages may differ from the product supplied to your region, see "Language on page 26 How to adjust your monitor. Press the MENU key to display the following pages: • Display menu on page 20 • Picture menu on page 22 • Picture Advanced menu... menu. 1 2 3 4 1. For more details. Picture Advanced 4. Main menu mode You can use the OSD (On Screen Display) menu to adjust all the settings on your monitor 19 Picture 3.
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... . The AUTO key is a 'hot-key' for you connect a digital video output using a digital (DVI) cable to your monitor Operation Press the ENTER key to select this function. Press the t or u keys to adjust your monitor, the AUTO key and the Auto Adjustment function will be disabled. 20 How to make adjustment.
... . The AUTO key is a 'hot-key' for you connect a digital video output using a digital (DVI) cable to your monitor Operation Press the ENTER key to select this function. Press the t or u keys to adjust your monitor, the AUTO key and the Auto Adjustment function will be disabled. 20 How to make adjustment.